Among the first initiatives of the Rotaract Club will be Meals of Hope, a project with the goal of assembling 50,000 pre-packaged meals that will be distributed to local churches, food pantries and schools.

Members of the Rotaract Club will participate in Meals of Hope — which is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Winter Haven — but volunteers from the community are also needed.

Meals of Hope will take place April 13 from noon to 3 p.m. at Polk State Winter Haven’s Student Center.

For more information on Meals of Hope, visit facebook.com/winterhavenrotary.

The adviser for Polk State’s Rotaract Club is Marianne George, director of development and alumni relations.